Casey Krueger, Jenna Nighswonger, and Emily Sams helped the United States win the gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday by defeating Brazil 1-0. The win marks the first time former Seminoles have claimed a major international championship with Team USA.
Krueger, Nighswonger, and Sams bring home the second straight Olympic gold for the Seminoles after Gabby Carle was a part of Canada's winning team in 2020.
The three defenders are the first gold medalists for the Seminoles at the 2024 Olympics and become just the sixth group to claim gold for Florida State.
Krueger becomes the first Seminole to claim multiple medals at the Olympics after earning bronze in the 2020 edition. Nighswonger and Sams earned their first Olympic medals.
Krueger appeared in all six matches while Nighswonger made five appearances throughout the tournament. The two defenders helped keep clean sheets over Zambia, Japan, and Germany while Krueger held the shutout in the final match over Brazil. The Seminoles conceded only one goal while on the pitch for the United States.
The United States claimed its fifth Olympic gold in the women’s football tournament, its first since 2012. The U.S. won all six of its matches for only the second time in team history. The Stars and Stripes tied its tournament best of 12 goals and conceded only two goals, the fewest in the nation’s history in the competition.
Krueger, Nighswonger, and Sams bring home the second straight Olympic gold for the Seminoles after Gabby Carle was a part of Canada's winning team in 2020.
The three defenders are the first gold medalists for the Seminoles at the 2024 Olympics and become just the sixth group to claim gold for Florida State.
Krueger becomes the first Seminole to claim multiple medals at the Olympics after earning bronze in the 2020 edition. Nighswonger and Sams earned their first Olympic medals.
Krueger appeared in all six matches while Nighswonger made five appearances throughout the tournament. The two defenders helped keep clean sheets over Zambia, Japan, and Germany while Krueger held the shutout in the final match over Brazil. The Seminoles conceded only one goal while on the pitch for the United States.
The United States claimed its fifth Olympic gold in the women’s football tournament, its first since 2012. The U.S. won all six of its matches for only the second time in team history. The Stars and Stripes tied its tournament best of 12 goals and conceded only two goals, the fewest in the nation’s history in the competition.
